Agency staff receive terms boost
Agency workers in the UK are set to receive a pay and conditions boost as new rights come into effect......
VIDEO: Shops hope for last-minute boom
High street retailers across the UK have started a big push to catch shoppers buying last-minute gifts......
Merry markets ahead of holiday
Dec 23 - Business Headline Summary: Santa rally puts S&P 500 up for the year; Better-than-expected new home sales rose to seven-month high; Crude closes near $100; Congress passes tax-cut deal; Netflix CEO gets $1.5M pay cut. Carmen Roberts reports......
Web gambling gets boost from Obama administration
The Obama administration cleared the way for states to legalize Internet poker and certain other online betting in a switch that may help them reap billions in tax revenue and spur web-based gambling......
Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
Stores Open on Christmas Day: Holiday Shopping Hours 2011
Whether you want to send off a last-last-minute present or get a jump on your post-holiday shopping, here is a complete rundown of what stores are open Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Is Walmart open on Christmas? Can you pick up a prescription at Walgreens .....
"X Factor" finale jumps 31 percent giving Fox big win
The season finale of 'The X Factor' enjoyed a sizable boost over last week to hand Fox an easy win Thursday night, according to preliminary numbers......
Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
Namibia 'Space Ball' Mystery is Solved [PHOTOS]
The mystery of the Namibian space ball has been solved before the end of 2011, but the answer, sadly, does not lie in UFOs and alien life. Instead, the extraterrestrial object is almost certainly a hydrazine bladder tank......
Global Economy Weekahead: Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
Apple TV Santa Ad: Top Commercial of the Holiday Season [VIDEO]
Apple&s TV ad depicting Santa&s interaction with Siri on his iPhone 4S has been acknowledged as the most effective TV commercial of the holiday season, according to the analysis firm, Ace Metrix......
Egypt's military rulers study plan to speed up vote
Egypt&s military rulers are studying a proposal from their own advisers to bring forward parliamentary elections by two weeks after demands from protesters and politicians to speed up transition to civilian rule, an advisory council member said Sunda.....
Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
Reversal of fortune
While the threat of credit rating downgrades hangs over Europe, a few big emerging market economies are on the upswing......
NORAD Santa Tracker 2011: Where is Santa? [Exclusive Photo, Interview]
Santa is done. Surrounded by elves, the exhausted portly one spoke of his first round-the-world trip in his new high-tech sleigh......
22 feared dead in India Christmas boat capsize
Up to 22 Christmas vacationers in India were feared dead after a boat capsized on a lake near the southern city of Chennai Sunday afternoon, government officials said......
Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs
Islamist militants set off bombs across in Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people - raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war......
Holiday Shopping: Best After-Christmas Sales at Barnes & Noble, BestBuy + More
The best after-Christmas sales from favorite retailers like Barnes & Noble and BestBuy......
Queen's Christmas Speech 2011: Elizabeth On Tragedy, Hope and Family [VIDEO]
As Prince Philip recovers from emergency heart surgery this Christmas, it&s unsurprising that Queen&s Elizabeth II&s 59th annual holiday message is a poignant one of family, strength and community spirit. Read a full text of her Christmas message, wa.....
What is SOPA Bill 2012? 7 Things to Know About Controversial Legislation
As Congress debates the Stop Online Piracy Act and Go Daddy suffers for its early support, many Americans still don&t know exactly what SOPA bill is or how it would affect their day-to-day lives. Here, read a complete and easy-to-grasp guide of the c.....
Bombs at Nigeria churches kill 27, attacks claimed by Islamists
Five bombs exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one killing at least 27 people, raising fears that Islamist militant group Boko Haram - which claimed responsibility - is trying to ignite sectarian civil war......
Schaeuble vows to push for financial transaction tax
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble vowed in an interview published on Sunday to push ahead for a financial transaction tax in the European Union in 2012 despite objections from Britain that it could harm London as a global financial centre......
Gingrich Off Virginia GOP Primary Ballot: Is His Campaign Already Over?
Both Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich have been ousted from the primary after failing to collect enough valid signatures to run, and while Perry&s campaign has been over for months, the loss of Super Tuesday state Virginia for Gingrich is a devastating b.....
Japan, China look to FTA talks
Japan and China have agreed to restart talks soon on a free trade pact that would also include South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday after talks in the Chinese capital with Premier Wen Jiabao......
NORAD Santa Tracker's Record Holiday: Best Google Videos Tracking Santa [VIDEO]
NORAD teamed up with Google Earth once again in 2011, tracking Father Christmas& progress around the world as volunteers fielded 100,000 calls. As NORAD reports a record holiday, find out how the Santa Tracker got started, and check out 2011&s best G.....
Technology Focus: Standing by Your Billions and Your Convictions
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had a terrible day last week: at one point on Wednesday, his net worth was diminished by as much as $5.3 billion after the company reported lower-than-expected second-quarter results and issued a dour forecast for the future......
Author Q&A: Julien Smith Wants You to Get Over The Flinch
International Business Times Q&A with The Flinch author Julien Smith......
China to try another dissident for "subversive" online essays
China will try a veteran dissident, Chen Xi, on charges of 'inciting subversion' for pro-democracy essays he published online, his wife said on Sunday, days after another dissident was jailed for nine years on similar charges......
Japan looking to buy Chinese government bonds
Japan will seek to buy Chinese government bonds, the Japanese government said in a statement issued after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda held talks in Beijing with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday......
Japan says looking to buy Chinese government bonds
Japan will seek to buy Chinese government bonds, the Japanese government said in a statement issued after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda held talks in Beijing with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday......
NFL Player's Touchdown Flip (See VIDEO)
A video of Cincinnati Bengals player Jerome Simpson scoring a touchdown in Saturday&s game by doing a flip to get into the end zone has gone viral. More than 1.1 million people have viewed the video in less than a day of the remarkable play from the .....
Business quiz of the year, 2011
Blunders, bribes, bowing - how much can you recall from an eventful year?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1b3fb21b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com.....
Business quiz of the year, 2011
Blunders, bribes, bowing - how much can you recall from an eventful year?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1b3fb21e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com.....
Archbishop of York attacks bankers' 'massive bonuses'
The Archbishop of York has criticised the growing divide between high and low earners and asked whether it is right that bankers "who helped cause the economic crisis" should "rake in massive bonuses".<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegrap.....
New temp rights kick in but thousands miss out
More than one million agency workers are set to receive extra pay and benefits on Christmas Eve under new European jobs law.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1b3af84f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/&.....
John Caudwell: 'I can't stand by and see our Wedgwood heritage shattered'
When billionaire John Caudwell was growing up in a working-class household in Stoke-on-Trent in the 1950s, luxuries were in short supply.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568300/s/1b3ae3ec/mf.gif' border='0'.....
